The Audiovisual series consists of video and audio recordings documenting the professional careers of Joseph E. Lowery and Evelyn G. Lowery. Content includes sermons delivered by Joseph E. Lowery during his ministerial career at Central United Methodist Church (1968-1986) and Cascade United Methodist Church (1986-1992). There are many video and audio recordings of Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) conventions and other SCLC activities. In her capacity as the founder of the SCLC/Women's Organizational Movement for Equality Now (SCLC/W.O.M.E.N.), Evelyn Lowery hosted annual Civil Rights Heritage Tours, the Drum Major for Justice Awards, and oratorical contests, of which several recordings exist in this series. The series also contains video and audio of events at which Joseph or Evelyn Lowery served as panelists/speakers or at which they were recognized with awards.
Mar 4, 2022

The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series

The Audiovisual series consists of video and audio recordings documenting the professional careers of Joseph E. Lowery and Evelyn G. Lowery. Content includes sermons delivered by Joseph E. Lowery during his ministerial career at Central United Methodist Church (1968-1986) and Cascade United Methodist Church (1986-1992). There are many video and audio recordings of Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) conventions and other SCLC activities. In her capacity as the founder of the SCLC/Women's Organizational Movement for Equality Now (SCLC/W.O.M.E.N.), Evelyn Lowery hosted annual Civil Rights Heritage Tours, the Drum Major for Justice Awards, and oratorical contests, of which several recordings exist in this series. The series also contains video and audio of events at which Joseph or Evelyn Lowery served as panelists/speakers or at which they were recognized with awards.
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The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, circa 1979
Date Created
1979/1981
Description
Subject
African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, Sermons, Gospel music
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Hosea Williams Press Conference, circa 1979
Date Created
1979/1980
Description
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Interviews, African Americans--Politics and government
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, October 28, 1979
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, October 28, 1979
Date Created
1979-10-28
Subject
African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, Sermons, Gospel music
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, October 21, 1979
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, October 21, 1979
Date Created
1979-10-21
Subject
African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, Sermons, Gospel music
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, October 14, 1979
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, October 14, 1979
Date Created
1979-10-14
Subject
African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, Sermons, Gospel music
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, October 13, 1979
Date Created
1979-10-13
Description
Subject
African American clergy, African Americans--Religion, Sermons, Gospel music, African American children, Crime, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, October 7, 1979
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, October 7, 1979
Date Created
1979-10-07
Subject
African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, Sermons, Gospel music
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, September 30, 1979
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, September 30, 1979
Date Created
1979-09-30
Subject
African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, Sermons, Gospel music
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, September 23, 1979
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, September 23, 1979
Date Created
1979-09-23
Subject
African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, Sermons, Gospel music
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference 22nd Annual Convention Proceedings, August 1979
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference 22nd Annual Convention Proceedings, August 1979
Date Created
1979-08
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Social conditions, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference 22nd Annual Convention Proceedings, August 1979
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference 22nd Annual Convention Proceedings, August 1979
Date Created
1979-08
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, International relations, Apartheid, Speeches, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, July 15, 1979
Date Created
1979-07-15
Description
Subject
African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, Sermons, Gospel music
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Women's Day Worship Service, Central United Methodist Church, June 3, 1979
Date Created
1979-06-03
Description
Subject
African American clergy, Sermons, African American women, African Americans--Religion, African American families
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, May 27, 1979
Date Created
1979-05-27
Description
Subject
African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, Sermons, Gospel music
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
"Broken Pieces" Sermon, May 6, 1979
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
"Broken Pieces" Sermon, May 6, 1979
Date Created
1979-05-06
Subject
African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, Sermons, Gospel music
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, April 29, 1979
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, April 29, 1979
Date Created
1979-04-29
Subject
African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, Sermons, Gospel music
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, April 22, 1979
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, April 22, 1979
Date Created
1979-04-22
Subject
African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, Sermons, Gospel music, Race discrimination
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, April 15, 1979
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, April 15, 1979
Date Created
1979-04-15
Subject
African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, Sermons, Gospel music
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, Part 1, March 4, 1979
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, Part 1, March 4, 1979
Date Created
1979-03-04
Subject
African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, Sermons, Gospel music
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, Part 2, March 4, 1979
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, Part 2, March 4, 1979
Date Created
1979-03-04
Subject
African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, Sermons, Gospel music
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
"Spiritual Acrophobia" Sermon, March 4, 1979
Date Created
1979-03-04
Description
Subject
African American clergy, African Americans--Religion, Sermons, Gospel music
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, February 12, 1979
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, February 12, 1979
Date Created
1979-02-12
Subject
African American clergy, African Americans--Religion, Sermons, Gospel music, African American universities and colleges
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, Part 2, February 11, 1979
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, Part 2, February 11, 1979
Date Created
1979-02-11
Subject
African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, Sermons, Gospel music
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, Part 1, February 11, 1979
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, Part 1, February 11, 1979
Date Created
1979-02-11
Subject
African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, Sermons, Gospel music
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, February 4, 1979
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, February 4, 1979
Date Created
1979-02-04
Subject
African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, Sermons, Gospel music
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Services, February 1979
Date Created
1979-02
Description
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Sermons, Gospel music, African American families, African Americans--Politics and government
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, January 14, 1979
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, January 14, 1979
Date Created
1979-01-14
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American clergy, African Americans--Religion, Sermons, Gospel music
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, January 7, 1979
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, January 7, 1979
Date Created
1979-01-07
Subject
African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, Sermons, Gospel music
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Martin Luther King Speaks, 1979
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Martin Luther King Speaks, 1979
Date Created
1979
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Economic conditions, Race discrimination, African Americans--Religion, African American churches
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Services, 1979
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Services, 1979
Date Created
1979
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Religion, Sermons, African American families, Community development
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Joseph E. Lowery Speaks in Birmingham, Alabama, 1979
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Joseph E. Lowery Speaks in Birmingham, Alabama, 1979
Date Created
1979
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Speeches, African Americans--Politics and government, Affirmative action programs, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Joseph E. Lowery Speaks at an Event, 1979
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Joseph E. Lowery Speaks at an Event, 1979
Date Created
1979
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Economic conditions, Race discrimination, Race relations, Speeches
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Interview With C.K. Steele, 1979
Date Created
1979
Description
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American women, Interviews, Oral history
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Interview With C.K. Steele, 1979
Date Created
1979
Description
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Civil rights movements, Interviews, Oral history, African American women
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, circa 1979
Date Created
1978/1980
Description
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Sermons, Demonstrations, African Americans--Politics and government, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, circa 1979
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, circa 1979
Date Created
1978/1980
Subject
African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, Sermons, Gospel music
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Joseph E. Lowery Speaks at an Event in Covington, Georgia, December 3, 1978
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Joseph E. Lowery Speaks at an Event in Covington, Georgia, December 3, 1978
Date Created
1978-12-03
Subject
African Americans--Politics and government, Voting, Race relations, Political participation, Speeches
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, January 15, 1978
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, January 15, 1978
Date Created
1978-01-15
Subject
African American clergy, African Americans--Religion, Sermons, Gospel music, Political science, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, January 15, 1978
Date Created
1978-01-15
Description
Subject
African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, Sermons, Gospel music, African Americans--Social conditions, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Education, Drug abuse
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, Part 2, January 1, 1978
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, Part 2, January 1, 1978
Date Created
1978-01-01
Subject
African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, Sermons, Gospel music
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, Part 1, January 1, 1978
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, Part 1, January 1, 1978
Date Created
1978-01-01
Subject
African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, Sermons, Gospel music
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Services, January 1978
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Services, January 1978
Date Created
1978-01
Subject
African American clergy, African Americans--Religion, Sermons, Gospel music
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, circa 1977
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, circa 1977
Date Created
1977/1980
Subject
African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, Sermons, Gospel music, African American universities and colleges
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, circa 1977
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, circa 1977
Date Created
1977/1980
Subject
African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, Sermons, Gospel music
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, circa 1978
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, circa 1978
Date Created
1977/1979
Subject
African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, Sermons, Gospel music
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Martin Luther King Speaks: Lowery Acceptance Speech/Commemoration of MLK Assassination, circa 1978
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Martin Luther King Speaks: Lowery Acceptance Speech/Commemoration of MLK Assassination, circa 1978
Date Created
1977/1979
Subject
Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Civil rights, Speeches, Sermons, African American clergy, African Americans--Religion
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, circa 1977
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, circa 1977
Date Created
1977/1978
Subject
African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, Sermons, Gospel music
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, December 18, 1977
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, December 18, 1977
Date Created
1977-12-18
Subject
African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, Sermons, Gospel music
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, December 11, 1977
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, December 11, 1977
Date Created
1977-12-11
Subject
African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, Sermons, Gospel music
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, November 27, 1977
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Central United Methodist Church Service, November 27, 1977
Date Created
1977-11-27
Subject
African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, Sermons, Gospel music
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series